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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-02
GRANITE FOR MONUMENTS.
1t is Taking the Place of Marble in Many Lo-
calities.
New York Mail and EYnress


New York Mail and Express
Granite is taking the place of marble
very considerably for both monumental
aud vault work. Until within few years
the dark Quincy granite, from Quincy,
Mass, was preferred for buildings and
monuments, but to-day the light-culored
granite is more popular. Besides the
dark and light gray shades there are blue
pink, and red. One of the lightest- coIored
varieties is the Clark's island granite from
the coast of Maine. 1t is very heavy,
closed grained, has a light blush cast,
and is susceptible of fine polish. Many
OF the city's finest dwellings are con
stucted of this material, highly polished.
Fine residences ON Fifth avenue have
fronts of pink granite from Westerly,
X. L. A fine white granite, but very soft,
comes from Barre, Vt. Several of the new
buildings on Wall street are built of Scotch
granite. This is red il color, fine in texture,
and very durable 1t is the only kind i'm
ported. red granite is found in Ten
nessee, but it Is more yariegated than the
Scotch granite. The material from the
New York postoffice came from Dix island,
Me. The quarries there are exhausted
and abandoned now.
For monuments where all four sides of
the stone are exposed, the very best gran
ite should be used. 1t is very difficult
to get it free from stains and irregular
capitalization and other imperfections
The quantity of granite in this country
Is inexhaustible. The value of the quar-
ries depends largely upon their nea1ness
to water transportation. The weight of
the material makes its handling very ex-
pensive. In estimating on work the cost
on transportation is frequently greater
than the cost of the stone.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-02

Review of the British Gram Trade.

LONDON Aug. 27-- The hurk Lane Express In
ts weekly review Of the British grain trade dur
ing the past week, says: Harvest progresses well.
The variability in the yield and quality Of the
crop becomes more pronounced. Trade values
continue to droop. In the London .-arket prices
have fallen of 6iQis, and in the provincial mar
kets Is Sales Of English wheat during the past
week were 1882 quarters at 30s 10d pr quarter,
against SO 3G3 quarters at 49, I'd during the CORE
spending week last year. Country -four ha7 fallen
Cd. Foreign wheat at Liverpool declnd Id per
GENITAL. Fl-ur IS Cd cheaper. Maize advanced
3d. L'nseed IS down 81. There were twenty four
arrivals Of cargoes of the coast during the week;
one cargo was sold, one was withdrawn. and nine
remain To day the trade IN wheat was verg
slack Values or new English wheat were Gd0is
lower. Duluth aud Indian were unchanged other
kinds we're GdG1Od l.wer.. Flour was dull, coun-
try and foreign were Cd lower. Prices Of maize
were against buyers. Canadian peas we're Cd
dearer LIDstei was Cd 10 9d lower.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-02
GEN ERAL NEWS NOSES.

The Mexican congress meets next
month.
Get your trade dollars ready for ex-
change; after Sept. they simply become
silver bullion.
The skeleton of a mastodon has been
found on James Crafts farm, near Bay
City, Mich.
New Orleans asks the building of a
hospital for her lepers. She wants the
next generation free from the horrid
taint.
The cities of Cleveland, Detroit, Toledo
and Sundusky will celebrate the ami
versary of Commodore Perry's vic
tory on Like Erie on the 10th of ne 1t
month.
An Atlanta. Ga, dispatch says the man
ayers of the Piedmont exposition have
sent 300 invitations to veterans in the
northwest urging the soldiers who fought
between Chattanooga and Atlanta to re-
visit the sattlefelds during the first week
of the exposition.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-02
The Red River Valley Road.

LONDON, Aug. 29.-In the house of
commons this evening, Sir Henry Hol
land, colonial secretary, read a cablegram
from Lord Lansdowne, governor-general
of Canada, declaring the report that Sif
John Macdonald had said that lie woulC
not hesitate to ask the aid of imperial
troops to stop the construction of the
Manitoba railway pure fabrication.
Lord Lapsdowne also said in his dis
patch: THE provincial act for the con-
struction of the Red River Valley rail
road was dIsallowed by me on the advice
of responsible advisers on the ground
that the proposed line would tap the traf-
fic of the Canadian Pacific railway and
would thereby seriously injure the in
terests of the wnoie country, which had
submitted to large sacrifices in order to
unite the provinces by the national
road
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-02

Last Saturday the mayor of La Crosse
issued an order which requires all saloon
doors TO be kept closed Sundays; also
holding the saloon keeper responsible for
noise about his place of business, and in
fact, any disturbance that may arise
around the saloon.
A. X. Delaney, collector of customs at
Sitka, Alaska, has sent word to have his
law library, which has hitherto occupied
the shelves in the district-attorney's of
fee III the Milwaukee government build
ing shipped him to Alaska.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-02
GENERAL NOTES,

GOVERNOR LARRABEE, of Iowa, with his
staff, will attend the Constitutional cen
tennial celebration to be held in Philadel-
phia next month.
TEXAS fever has m21e its appearance
among the cattle at distillery near Gin
cinrati. Seven have died, and Thursday
twenty others were sick
YANKroN, d. T., has been selected as
the See city of the diocese of South
Dakota of the Catholic church. A cathe-
dral and diocesan school will be built.
The crop of peaches, grapes. and pears
along the Hudson will be very large; the
peaches will be the finest ever shipped
from the Roudout section.
The state of indiana has begun an
action for $4,000 against the Central
Telephone company for failing to report
its gross earnings, as required by statute.
MAUD s., Saturday, trotted the fastest
mile that has ever been made in wagon,
doing the distance in 2:13l4. The trial
took place on Mr.. BOnner's track, Mr..
Bonner himself holding the ribbons.
A COMPANY of Pittsburgh and New York
capitalists bas entered the field in oppo-
sition to the Standard Oil company. Pipe
lines are being laid from Washington to
Pittsburgh. The company has a capital
of SO 000,O0c
GOVERNOR OGLEsBY has been notified
by the Kansas authorities that the quar-
antine against all Illinois cattle, except
ing Cook County, has been raised, and
they will be received without health GER
tifcates. Colorado, Ohio, Wisconsin, and
Minnesota have also revoked the quaran-
tine proclamation.
The rains of Sunday night left the
City of Mexico almost entirely under
water. Pedestrians could not make their
way through the flooded thorous hfares.
Monday the shops were being pumped
out.
The grand jury at Clinton, H., Monday,
began an investigation against farmers
and horse-breeders in the neighborhood,
who are alleged to have disposed of ami
mails affected by maladie ds colt knowing
the disease existed among them.
AN address to the electors of Virginia
was issued Monday by the republican
state committee charging to Roanoke
convention managers with insincerity;
arranging the president for duplicity,
and the democratic party for deceit.
The injunction against the Red River
Valley road has not interfered with the
progress of the work. The sheriff visit
ed Morris, Manitoba, to serve the papers,
but the contractors had all disappeared.
An order from the officers to tear down
fences newly put up was received with
derislve laughter by the employees, who
stood ready to guard the property of their
company.
In the fight between Colorow's band of
Utes and the whites, on Friday, eight of
the former and one of the latter were
killed. Five whites were also wounded
This was the first blood shed since Color
ow went on the rampage, and puts an
ugly phase on the situation. Advices
from reputable sources on the frontier
are TO the effect that the whites were the
| aggressors anu that Colorow's movement
is purely etaliatory-statements which
will be readily believed by all who are
familiar with the history of Indian
| troubles.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-02
MUST SWITCH THE CARS.
The st. Paul and Illinois Central Switch at Du
buquescan be Used by Other Roads at Rca-
SOnable Charges.

The st. Paul and Illinois Central Switch at Du
buquescan be Used by Other Roads at Rea
sonable Charges.
DEs MONIES, Ia, Aug. 29.-The railroad
commissioners this morning rendered a
decision in the Dubuque case, the com
plant of the Dubuque board of trade, in
behalf of the merchants, millers and
others. The complaint recited that the
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul and
Illinois Central roads, which have acquir-
ed most of the available space in the city
for side tracks refused to switch the cars
of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and
Northern and Minnesota and Northwest
ern roads, which havo just entered the
city, to N lis and factories for loading, if
they are used for freight to competing
points, and raised the switching
charges to 81 per car for freight to the
non-competing points, thus practically
embargoing several branches of business.
The commissioners say the question is,
are side tracks of railroads subject to the
same control as the main line? And
they hold that under section 1929 of
the code all the property used for rail
road pursoses comes within tho law,
whether it be station houses, side tracks
or any other instrumentaliSy for hauling
freight, and that under chapter 158, laws
of the Ninth general assembly, the rail
road companies are bound to receive all
cars of connecting roads at reasonable
rates. The sidings of the Milwaukee and
the Illinois Central at Dubuque are pub
lie highways and these companies are re-
duircd to haul over them cars of all other
companies at reasonable rates. The
reasonable rate for switching is 81 for
one mile, $3.50 for two miles and
$500 for three miles. The new roads are
not relieved, however, from proving suit
able terminal facilities for transacting
their business. The decision reVerses
that in the case OF the Wisconsin, Iowa
and Nebraska VS.. the Chicago and North
western given in 1888, further examina-
tion having shown that these Dubuque
tracks have not the private character
given in that case.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-02
Maekay Denies the Statements.

SAN Francisco, Aug. 29.-JOhn W. Ma
kay, in an interview this morning, repu-
dated the staten ents attributed to him in
an interview printed in New York a few
days ago in which was said he was a large
holder of wheat. He said the Nevada
bank had loaned large amount of
money on wheat, but that neither the
bank nor its officials were directly inter
ested in the deal, and wa1 willing TO
throw open all his books tt show this to
be fact. Up TO eleven O'Clock this
morning no failure of any kind were re-
ported on the streets.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-02

While conversing with a celebrated
English electrician, the question was ask
ed why Euglishmen published SO much
more literature on technical electricity
than any other nation? I'VE are more
ready to ventilate our IDEAS. As soon as
we think out new application of an old
principle, discover new method, or in
vent a novel device, we straig
publish the results of our work, though
it may be very imperfect and undevelop
ed. Preliminary papers setting forth
the course of experimentation an investi-
gator intends TO pursue are often read
before the various scientific associations.
The progress in science achieved by
American experimenters in the domain
of practical Investigations is none the
less valuable and important. 1t is useless
to complain that one does not have cred
it for unpublished inventions and inves
LEGATIONS. 1t is not just that the advan-
tages from mechanical, electrical, or
chemic ! secrets, as well as the credit for
their discovery, should be given one per
son when another gives his works freely
to the world
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-02
Gold shipments and Arrivals.

NEW YoRE, Aug. 29.-The Post pub
fishes the following: 1t is shown that
about S1,500,000 of gold was shipped
from New York TO San Francisco last
week, and that but for this exceptional
movement the surpius reserve of the
banks would have shown an increase of
over $2,000,000. The amount of gold
gone to California is, however, more than
Offset by the arrival of S2,249 ,134 on tho
Umbria and the La Goscoigne this morn
ing, thus making the total imports since
JuIy 23rd. S5.232. .O79.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-02
Conftrcnce ofCharitics nnh Corrrrtinns

OMAHA, Neb., Aug. %. Several inter
estlng papers were read at to-day's ses-
sion OF the national conference of char
lheS and corrections. Rev. Mr.. Dana of
st. Paul, read paper on preventive work
IN regard TO children. Mrs Pierce of
Davenport, presented reports on child
saving work, Albert 5. White of Colum-
bus, Ohio, read paper on reclamation
of children. Rev. Dr. Hill of Oregon,
read paper entitled children of Skin
bone alley" Mrs. Lizzy GorAus read a
paper on institutions for the care Of
children.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-02
A Chinese CompIexion.

When observed in one Of the Caucasian race. IS
indicative Of bile in the blood Who would be
yellow when he or she can exhibit the hue Of
health on cheek and brow through the aid OF Hos-
teiter's Stomach Birters, antagonist az whose
onset liver complaint takes refuge in fight Fur
npon the tongue, nausea sick headache, pains
under the right rihs and shoulder blade,
Pleasantly ocoroas breath, are refnetiabie with
rais benign alternative. which dos not. Ike po-
tent cathartic, drencn the irtrstines or. like the
uereuriaI preparations contarlinate the blood
Not only the liver. but the stomach and bo.ets
are aroused, toned and yaiated by this fine
family medicine. which has won the confidence
If the respectable classes, not By startling
tons on its behalf. but by the Consistency of the
claims made for 1t with is performance IN every
instance when teoeed
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-02
THE TROUBLE IN CUBA.
The Corrupt Custom House Officials can not
Create any Great Trouble.

New YORK, Aug. 29.-The Cnbans In
this city do not think there is any far
reaching or in any sense important up
rising in Havana. j. NJ. Cebellaos OF the
spanish Transatlantic Company said
that ono of his steamships left that city
on the oath and on that date there was
no trouble there. The populace wps
aware that the acting governor
general Martin was determined
to deal with the corrupt employees of
the custom house after the most
summary fashion and the chief dissatis-
faction existed among those persons and
such merchants as have profited by
the Illicit importation of goods. The
volunteer soldiery of Cuba is almost ex
clusively composed of native Spaniards
who are in perfect harmony with the pei
icy of the government. When General
Martin seized the stores in the Duana,
many persons were incommoded and in
dignant at not receiving their property,
and melted few persons TO riot, but the
disturbance can be in no sence important.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-02
Six Separate 0ffenses Against the Pension

WAsHINGToN, Aug. 29.-Ths pension Of
fee has information that Henry S. An.
derson, of Sexton, Washington county,
Ark, has been convicted in the United
States court for the third district ef Ar
kansas, of six seperate offences against
the pension laws: namely: taking illegal
fees, one count; presenting fraudulent
papers, two counts: and forging evidence,
three counts. The special examiner hay-
ing the case in charge, reports that ma
terial was at hand for conviction almost
ad finitum, but as the six convictions af-
ford scope for the inhiction of punish
ment TO more than fill the measure OF
life remaining to the offender, these were
deemed sufficient
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-02
Fears Entertained for the Safety OF an aver
due Steamer.

NEW ORLEANS. Aug. 23.-Some uneasi-
ness is felt here for the safety of the
steamer Knickerbocker, Capt. Kenble.
of the Cromwell line, which is now 4s
hours over due trcm New York. She had
a full miscellaneous cargo, sixteen cabin
and seventeen steerage passengers. The
steamer 4 Eldorado of the southern
pacific company, which left New York
the same day as the KDickerbocker
was detained thirty-one hours By ter
rifc ftorm. It is supposed that the
Kuickerbocker suffered in this storm
Capt. Byrens. of the Eidorado, reports
that the hurricane ~as terrific and was
encountered to the south of Cape Hat
terass.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-02

JAPAH's foreign trade last year was
greater than ever before, and that with
the United States and Canada was greater
than with any other country. But the
balance was all against us; for while we
exported to that country about 100000
worth of goods, we imported from there
no less than Sl6OCO.O0O. Great Britain's
trade with Japan was just the reverse of
uhis. We bought their tea, rice and silks
and paid cash and the cash drifted finally
into English products to pay for cotton
and wooden goods. And yet Japan Is on
our side and not the British side of the
globe and her commerce naturally belongs
to Us, and not in the one-sided way 1t Is
carried on now either. But when an un-
natural economic policy that now gov
erns our international trade it never will
be ours.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-02
A Would be swindler Arrested.

NEW ALBANY, Ind, Aug. 29:-Thos. q.
Knott was arrested to-day on the charge
of using the United States mails for
fraudulent purposes. Last week he sent
Ietters to Sumpteryille Fla, Offering to
cell a supply of ten dollar counterfeit bills
at big discount. The letters were re-
turned TO the chief of police, who arrest
ed Knott this N orning when he went to
the post Office for mail.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-02

Our American dairy interests represent
an investment nearly five times as large
as the entire bank capital OF the country.
The banking capital is little less than
$67l 100000, while the dairy interests
amount to more than S3,OOO,O0O 600 The
number of milch cows is 21,0OOOOO, Civ
ing an aggregate annual milk production
of Z, 7,250,0O00O0 gallons. Four billions of
gallons are used for butter, 700,0O0,OO0
for cheese, and the remaining 2,650,000,-
600 go down the throats of the 60,0O0,0OO
men, women and babies in the land of
freedom. The value of the American
dairy products for the last year was near
$500, 100000, or $30,OoO,O 900 more than
he value of our annual wheat yield, and
nearly as much as the total value of our
corn crop, which is the most valuable of
American crops.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-02

outrages of the Canadian custom Of
neasis insisting on selling American
cattle that had strayed across the line.
In all instances the cattle have been
seized and sold Illegally. Instances are
snown where the Canada mounted police
have crossed the border to Montana and
driven cattle TO the CsRadisn side. The
matter will be fully investigated and
brought before the authorities at Wash
inston
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-02
Another Change in Cable Rates Iakcly

NEw YORK, Aug. 29.-Agaiu there is a
hkhhood of change being made in cable
rates. The Anglo. American Western
Onlonl Is now charging twelve cents a
word while the former rate had been sue
cesslyely tfty and forty cents. Mr..
Smith of the firm of Drexel, Morgan and
Co, said to- day that he had heard six
cents word talked about, as coming
rate but he thought that if there was a
change it would be an increase.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-02
Further Trouble Feared from the Notorious
ToliVerS and logan

CINo1NNATI, Aug. CA special from
MoreheSd, NY. says: Cal Toliver, the lad
who was spared by the Eogans during the
massacre, was fred ON yesterday from an
ambush near town. Several of Logan's
followers who have been indicted for sup
posed participation in the massacre are
hiding IN the mountains near town, heav-
lily armed, and cannot be arrested. The
troops Will leave when court adjcurus,
and 1t Is expected that fighting viii begin
then.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-02
THE PACIFIC RAILWAYS.
The L. 5. Circuit Court Decides the Mooted
Ques ion in Favor of Sen. Sanford and other
Officials.

QueS ion in Favor of Sen. Sanford and other
Officials.
SAN Francisco, Aug. 19.-In the applica,
ton of the Pacific railroad commission
to compel Senator Stanford and other
officers of the Central Pacific railroad to
answer certain questions in regard to the
expenditure OF funds for the purpose
of influencing legislation. Justice
Field of the U. S. supreme court deliver
ed to day an opinion of the U. S. circuit
court to the effect that the act of con-
gress creating the commission i'm properly
invites the cooperation of the
courts in an inquiry that is
not judicial. The opinion is
backed by the decisions and opinions of
Story, Marshall and Suhy upou limita-
tions of congressional authority. 1t in
effect avoids that part of the act refer
ring to the courts as unconstitutional.
The court therefore declines to make an
order compelling the officers to answer
the questions and also declines to make
an order giving the commission access to
the books of the various construction
com panies.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-02

C1No1NNATl, Aug. 29.-The railroads,
while not entering into an old fashioned
cutting of rates, have been arranging
matters SO there is a great deal of travel
at a cost much below schedule prices
Some days ago all the Cincinnati roads
offered thousand mile tickets at $40, with
out the usual restrictions. Two rival
roads have offered round trip tickets to
Pittsburp for S3 so.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-02
EATORTl0NIST ARRESTED
A Pension Examiner at Lawrence. Ks.
jailed for Cheating Old Veterans.
The Montana Legislature Meet to Cor
rect Serious Defects in new Laws.
Cu6anS in New York Have no Fears
of General Uprising at Havana.
Arrested for swindling old Soldiers.

KANSAS CRY, Aug pa Times special
from Topeka says that United States
Deputy Marshal George Sharrit, arrested
DR.. A. G. Abodelst, one of the board of
pension examiners at Lawrence, Kas.,
to-day on charge of extorting money
from claimants. The commissioner of
pensions has removed DR.. Abydulat
and suspended DR.. May, another member
of the board. 1t is said that the pension
department has been quietly investigat
ing the conduct of things throughout
Kansas and that some further develop
ments are likely. DR.. Abodelat was re-
leased on 81, 900 bail.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-02
whisky Leads to Murder.

MARmErTK, Wis, Aug. 29.-Vic Wag-
ner died yesterday from the results of
wound received last Tuesday. Deceased
became involved in quarrel, over bot
tie of liquor, with Frank McEav. The
latter pulled ont a iackknife and struck
Wagner over the eye. the point Of the
knife breaking off and remaining in the
skull, inficting an ugly wound. 1t was
though at first that the wound WAS not
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-02

THE largest three-masted schooner ever
built in Connecticut, and the largest
was launched last Saturday in West Ha-
ven. Her dimensions are as follows:
Length of keel, 10 feet; length on deck,
200 feet; depth of hold, Is feet 2 inches;
width, 3712 feet; length from end of
spanker boom to end of jib boom, 270